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zarx on 09 December 2010
Zlejedi said:
AnveL said:

and this means it will be costly again.. =_=:


Nah PS3 has to output those games at 720p we don't know what resolution PSP2 will have.

If it's 576p then it only needs to push aroun 65% of pixels PS3 can

if it's 480p only 45% of PS3 power would be needed. (IIRC 800x480 screens are current standard for high end smartphones?)

 

Now let's look at Samsung Galaxy S or Iphone 4 - those can already push really serious graphics. Now those phones cost 500 euro BUT PSP2 won't be released before late 2011/early 2012 probably so according to Moore's laws cost of making cpus and gpus for them wil be halved by that time.

AND those are smartphones - Samsung has no way on profiting from sales of software on Galaxy S which means they must profit on every piece sold.

Now Sony is in much diffrent position - they will benefit from all software sold for PSP2 as well as they might be able to benefit from on-line services (digital movie rentals, music store etc.) so they can afford to sell PSP2 at minimal profit in starting period. I'd estimate that 250-300 euro starting price will be reached without problems which will put it at 3DS levels or slightly above.


standard is 800*480 but the iPhone 4g is 960 × 640 and I expect the PSP 2 to at least match that TBH and rumours have suggested that it has a "HD" screen that could mean a 720p screen but I doubt it. The high pixel density should at least mean that AA etc is not needed as much as on a TV if at all. And games can of course be rendered at a lower resolution and upscaled...



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IMU1808 on 12 December 2010

Pffft... The first 5M will buy it even if it launched with no games..

But seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if this was part of the intentional SONY leak that SONY said they were doing to figure out where the real leeks are coming from.



KungKras on 12 December 2010

If this is true, then Sony hasn't learned a thing from this gen.

Third parties however, probably have, unfortunately for Sony. If this is true.



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NudeGazelle on 13 December 2010

Regarding battery life, Carbon Nanotubes.

/Discussion.

 

...Price on the otherhand.



Mr.Metralha on 13 December 2010

PSP basically was a portable PS2 with many ports and spin offs re-ashed from 128 bit era games.

PSP2 is looking like the recycle bin for the HD games...

 

I hope the back track pad brings some innovative stuff for the table, otherwise we can already declare 3DS the winner.



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creation88 on 14 December 2010

Sorry guys but the PSP2 looks dead on arrival. UMD less means they are going to suck more money out of you. You saw what happend to the PSPgo. The games where full priced on the PSPgo. I traded my go for a 3000. I will not get a PSP2.